Imphal: The Manipur government on Wednesday announced that all educational institutions across the state will remain closed for three days from August 20, citing the prevailing law-and-order situation. The decision came amid protests in several parts of Manipur’s valley districts over demands for an update of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) before the Census Read More…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday paid floral tributes to former President Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Murmu paid homage to the former President and remembered his contributions to the nation on the occasion of his birth anniversary.
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Mahatma Gandhi’s values are being genuinely embraced by Generation Z, while the legacy of the Father of the Nation was earlier largely confined to symbols and memorials, his great-grandson Tushar Gandhi said on Wednesday. Tushar Gandhi made the remarks during his visit to Mahatma Gandhi Mission University in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. He later met Read More…
Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in six districts of Odisha remained critical on Wednesday, affecting more than 11.80 lakh people, as authorities placed Balasore district on high alert following a sharp rise in the water level of the Subarnarekha river. Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said water levels in most rivers across the Read More…
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Wednesday decided to adhere to the party’s 1937 resolution on Vande Mataram, stating that only the first two stanzas of the National Song will be sung at all Congress events hereafter. Addressing a press conference after a meeting that lasted more than four hours, Congress general secretary Read More…
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner and Chairman of the Council of Member States of International IDEA, Gyanesh Kumar, today met His Excellency Dr. Robert Zischg, Ambassador of Austria to India, at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi. During the meeting, both sides reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening democratic cooperation, in line with the vision outlined Read More…
Washington: Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot successfully removed a faulty space-to-ground antenna from the International Space Station (ISS) during a spacewalk, but ran out of time to install its replacement. The astronauts completed the removal and safely stowed the failed antenna during their six-hour and 23-minute spacewalk, which began at 8:29 a.m. The installation Read More…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government has released a list of 44 recruitment examinations cancelled due to alleged irregularities, amid ongoing student protests over the issue. In eight notifications issued late Tuesday night, the state government said the cancelled examinations included those conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and outsourced agency TSR Data Processing Pvt Read More…
New Delhi: Former actor Zaira Wasim has questioned the involvement of the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board in an Independence Day programme at a school in Kashmir after a video showing young girls performing a dance surfaced online. In a post on X, Zaira Wasim raised questions about whether a religious institution such as the Read More…
Bhadrak: In a remarkable tale of survival, a man who was swept away by the floodwaters of the Pochara River in Odisha’s Bhadrak district was rescued on Tuesday after spending five days clinging to a palm tree, officials said. The survivor, identified as Sunanda Behera, a resident of Balipatana village under Arjunpur Gram Panchayat in Read More…